Creating a Budget for Your Small Business

The video emphasizes the importance of budgeting for small businesses, highlighting how a lack of budgeting can lead to financial issues and business failure. Sherman, a CPA from Life Accounting, explains the benefits of budgeting, such as ensuring profitability and preventing fund mismanagement. He outlines simple steps to create a budget, including setting business goals, forecasting sales, and allocating expenses. The video concludes with a summary of key budgeting concepts.

Why is it impossible to manage a small business without a budget?

• Because it helps in hiring employees.

• Because it helps in customer satisfaction.

• Because it ensures profitability and prevents mismanagement of funds.

• Because it helps in marketing.

What was the result of creating a budget for the client mentioned in the introduction?

• They had to lay off employees.

• They achieved their highest profit margin ever.

• They had to shut down the business.

• They continued to operate at a loss.

What is a budget?

• A customer service guide.

• A hiring strategy.

• A financial plan to utilize resources derived from sales.

• A marketing plan.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why budgets are important for small businesses?

• Helps in customer acquisition.

• Creates a plan for every dollar.

• Prevents mismanagement of funds.

• Guarantees profitability.

What is the first step in creating a budget?

• Converting percentages into dollar amounts.

• Allocating percentages to expenses.

• Determining business goals.

• Forecasting sales.

How can you forecast sales if you are already in business?

• By guessing based on industry trends.

• By using a random number generator.

• By looking at sales numbers from prior years and computing the growth rate.

• By asking your competitors.

Why should you include your own salary in the budget?

• To attract investors.

• To ensure you can replace yourself if needed.

• To increase the profit margin.

• To reduce the tax burden.

What is the final step in building a budget?

• Determining business goals.

• Converting percentages into dollar amounts.

• Forecasting sales.

• Allocating percentages to expenses.

What should you do if your initial marketing strategies do not yield the expected return?

• Continue with the same strategies.

• Increase the budget for those strategies.

• Stop all marketing activities.

• Swap them with other marketing opportunities.

What should you do after creating your budget?

• Share it with your competitors.

• Only look at it at the end of the year.

• Review and adjust it monthly.

• Forget about it.